classical music: Christopher Herrick

classical music: Christopher Herrick

classical music:

Christopher Herrick

Joseph Rheinberger: Suites for organ, violin and cello
Richard Lester [cello], Joseph Rheinberger, ...

Hyperion UK, 2005

Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccatas and Fugues - Christopher Herrick, Organ

Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick

Hyperion UK, 1992

Excellent powerful playing
While E. Power Biggs may be the most recommendable choice for Bach's organ works, Christopher Herrick also playes with great virtuosity. Perhaps the best selection on this disk is the famous d minor Tocatta and Fugue which Herrick plays brilliantly. I would ...

All Star Classic Christmas Album

Ferruccio Furlanetto, Johannes Brahms, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1998

An Excellent Selection of Fresh, Classical Christmas Music
I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD. The very first track, Handel's "For unto us a Child is born" is pure ambrosia as the English Choir performs to perfection. Other highlights include: 8. Maria durch ein Dornwald ging, 10. Mozart's Agnus Dei ...

Organ Fireworks I

Joseph Bonnet, Herbert Brewer, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Organ Fireworks vol.1
Christopher Herrick's first organ recording in explosive! In this recording, Herrick performs grand organ works that are both virtuosic and artistic. Herrick delivers an exciting performance which includes appropriate registration and clarity in technique. This ...

Britten: The Company of Heaven

Benjamin Britten, Philip Brunelle, ...

Angel Records, 2003

Worth Listening To
Written for radio broadcast prior to WWII, The Company of Heaven is not one of Britten's major works. Nonetheless, it is worth listening to. Composed when he was still a young man, it is certainly not as original as later work but shows many of Britten's gifts. ...

Mad About Christmas
Anonymous, Franz Xaver Gruber, ...

Polygram Records, 1994

The Essential Hyperion (Label Highlight Compilation)

Stephen Varcoe, Thea King, ...

Hyperion UK, 1995

This truly is essential!
What a brilliant idea from one of our leading record companies! On this disc, they have assembled a programme of highlights from their vast collection of choral, vocal, orchestral, and solo instrumental music that is very satisfying. As with most CDs of this sort, it ...

Daquin: Nouveau Livre de Noëls
Louis-Claude Daquin, Christopher Herrick

Hyperion UK, 2007

Christmas Carols - Weihnachtslieder - Chants De Noel - Choir of Westminster Abbey Preston

Simon Preston, Choir of Westminster Abbey, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1995

Best classical Christmas carol CD we've got
We have dozens of classical carol CDs, from medieval to modern. This is our favorite. Great selection, great performances. Some, including Rocking, Salve Puerule, Alleluja! Freuet Euch, and Puer Natus, are poignant enough to make you weep. The modern selections--a new ...

Christmas Through the Ages

Michael George, Charles Pott, ...

Hyperion UK, 2001

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty
I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now! This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque ...

Organ Fireworks, Vol. 11

John A. Behnke, Aaron Copland, ...

Hyperion UK, 2006

FIREWORKS...... Plus!
Volume 11 of the Hyperion series ORGAN FIREWORKS has chosen the Lay Family Concert Organ built by C B Fisk Organ Company, Opus 100. This splendid instrument in the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas Texas is another premiere installation of a large concert organ ...

Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2

Matthias Goerne, Nathan Berg, ...

Hyperion UK, 2001

Nothing but hits
As with their first collection of label highlights, Hyperion's new two-disc collection provides a broad sampling of their exceptional catalogue and performers. Particularly rewarding are the selections from Beethoven (Scherzo from String Trio in C minor, op 9 no 3, ...

Organ Dreams
Charles-Valentin Alkan, Antoine Edouard Batiste, ...

Hyperion UK, 1998

Organ Works Complete

Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick

Hyperion UK, 2002

The royal music!
Organ king's music performed by a prominent organist at his best on ones of the best organs in the world!

Bach: The Six Trio Sonatas (BWV 525-530) /Herrick

Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Herrick

Hyperion UK, 1993

A nice reading
Christopher Herrick has picked a colorful instrument for these pieces. The registration is chosen tastefully, avoiding a sense of monotony. Along with the Bowyer series on Nimbus, the Herrick Bach cycle is the finest of modern cycles. He balances the concern for ...